Rotisserie chicken pita from Miznon

Finally tried the rotisserie chicken pita from Miznon. It's not bad but some of the ingredients were lost in all the flavours. Not sure where that baba ganoush went and their usually prominent chilli is strangely missing. I wouldn't rank this at the top among those I've tried though. 

The Wrap, Telok Ayer Street

 

Read about The Wrap and the owner that used to be a hair dresser for like four decades before she set up this shop. They're located at the same place (Telok Ayer Coffee Shop, #01-01, 121 Telok Ayer Road) as Uptown Nasi Lemak and one of the things to get here is their poh piah which features some shredded lup cheong. 

The poh piah's huge, packed and certainly tried to justify the $4.50 price tag. Didn't taste bad but I thought some of the ingredients were pointless. Like the minuscule amounts of those omelette shreds and tiny cubes of tofu which wouldn't have contributed any flavour or texture with all the other ingredients in the roll. I don't understand what's the point to those.

A 350g New Zealand 'Steakhouse Char' ribeye from iSteaks

Keeping in mind that while mileages may vary, I thought this NZ ribeye from iSteaks wasn't bad for a non dry aged entry point steak. My favourite thing on their menu is still their capped loin of lamb though.

Tai Wah Pork Noodle (大華肉脞麵), Holland Drive

This was a new-ish branch of Tai Wah Pork Noodle from Hong Lim - not to be mistaken with the Michelin starred Tai Hwa Pork Noodle at Crawford Lane which doesn't have other outlets. Apparently Tai Wah has started opening a few more shops recently. I came across this one (#01-39, Blk 40 Holland Drive) and decided to give them another try even though I was pretty sure I was unimpressed the time I had their bowl at Hong Lim. Here's their $7 bowl.

I enjoyed it this time. It was more vinegary than the last time I ate, had decent chilli whipped into the noodles and was overall more satisfying. Would have preferred for their wanton skin to be thinner though but it's not a deal breaker. Quick reference to Tai Hwa which makes more intense bowls and is definitely nicer in my opinion. It's also worth noting that both of them makes similar style of bak chor mee so this would be an apple-to-apple comparison.

That being said, I may no longer have the stomach/patience for the queue at Tai Hwa would gladly eat this instead. 

Uptown Nasi Lemak, Telok Ayer Street

Word was that this stall (Stall 6 Telok Ayer Coffee Shop, #01-01, 121 Telok Ayer Road) was set up by a couple of guys from Damansara Uptown in Petaling Jaya. I remember coming across their mention some time back but they slipped out of mind until chance had us stumble upon their queue. 

There's a few protein options with their nasi lemak and this was the one with nasi ayam berempah - a sizeable deep fried leg of chicken that's sealed in a crisp shell of spiced batter. Nice this one. The plate also came with a delicious onion-y sweet spicy sambal that packed a respectable heat and a lemon grass-y Nonya styled achar on the side. Coconut rice was good enough to eat on its own and it's also good with any of the ikan bilis/peanuts/achar/sambal combination. I gotta come back again.

2280 Burger, Henderson Industrial Park

Ken Loon of Naked Finn and BurgerLabo has a new casual-er burger joint (#01-10, 213 Henderson Rd) swathed in industrial chic. A kiosk order and self service kind of place. Why 2280? Apparently 2280 is the abattoirs’ international code for the beef neck cut which is the cut used for their patties. There's only beef burgers and fries on the menu so it looks focused.

These are much kinder on the wallet than BurgerLabo. There's a similar flavour profile to BurgerLabo's basic burger but I found this one to be less saucy and from that, the sweet tanginess from the pickled onions were more apparent. Meat was also obviously not as high quality as the wagyu blend. Patty, cheese, onions and their house made shio kombu mayo. Pretty much what it was. I enjoyed it. And the fries too.

There's only one flavour for milkshake. Liked that vanilla-y taste.

I needed more food after a double so I got another single minus the mayo. Just so that I could taste it a little better as a cheeseburger without the distractions. This was when I finally tasted the subtle flavour of the not necessarily so subtle "beef garam" that they have been talking about. Was not able to detect that extra umami from the burgers with the shio kombu mayo.